Bould appointment helps Arsenal defence
The Gunners kept clean sheets in their opening three games and registered their first win at Liverpool with goals from summer signings Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla.
Captain Thomas Vermaelen feels a lot of the Gunners new-found defensive solidarity is down to the work put in by former centre-half Bould, who joined Wengers coaching staff after the retirement of Pat Rice.
And Wenger believes signs are positive for the bigger challenges which lie ahead.
He said: We have played two teams who didnt really attack, but he [Bould] is doing a good job.
We continue our training regime. He has taken over from Pat Rice for the defensive job where he is doing very well.
Will we finish with the best defence in the league I hope so.
Wenger, however, maintained it would not be a case of the days of 1-0 to the Arsenal once again.
He added: No, no, we want to score goals, but Steve Bould is doing very well and I am confident we have a good defensive record at the end of the season.
Podolski was deployed alongside fellow summer signing Olivier Giroud at Anfield, where Cazorla again caught the eye with an all-action display.
And the Germany international, signed from Cologne in a reported £11million deal, feels it is a combination which can prove electric.
He said: "I like Arsenals style of football and Santis as well I love his style of football, with one or two touches.
We play [well] together and you could see it here he passed for me for the first goal, I passed to him for the second goal.
But we are only three matches in. We have 35 matches more so we must keep going.
Podolski added: At Arsenal, I not only play on the line, but I can go in the middle and play with Santi and Abou Diaby and Mikel Arteta.
This is my style of football. I like this, but it is not only about one match I want to play more of these matches.
